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[Comparison of values for peak expiratory flow (PEF) measured with various devices in children]. 1994

B Mazur

IV Katedry i Kliniki Pediatrii Slaskiej Ak. Med. w Katowicach.

Peak expiratory flow (PEF) (1/min) is a simple and reliable index of airway narrowing. The purpose of the work was the comparison of the PEF values obtained using two various measuring devices (Vitalograph Pulmonary Monitor and Clement-Clarke mini Wright) in preschool children. The total number of 290 healthy and normally developed children aged from 4 to 6 years (142 girls and 148 boys) were studied. Each child carried out at least 5 PEF measurements with the above mentioned devices. The highest PEF values obtained using each of the devices were taken into account in further analysis. Statistically significantly higher PEF values were demonstrated in five- and six-year-old girls and in four- and five-year-old boys, measured using the mini-Wright device as compared with the Pulmonary Monitor.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010366	Peak Expiratory Flow Rate	Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.	Expiratory Peak Flow Rate,Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory,PEFR
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013147	Spirometry	Measurement of volume of air inhaled or exhaled by the lung.	Spirometries
D015203	Reproducibility of Results	The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results.	Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face